Foreign ministers from Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have issued a strong condemnation of Israel’s latest measures in the occupied West Bank, denouncing them as unlawful steps toward annexation and the displacement of Palestinians.
In a joint statement released by the Turkish Foreign Ministry Monday, the ministers accused Israel of attempting to impose "unlawful Israeli sovereignty, entrenching settlement activity, and enforcing a new legal and administrative reality in the occupied West Bank, thereby accelerating attempts at its illegal annexation and the displacement of the Palestinian people."
The statement emphasized that Israel "has no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territory" and labeled the actions as violations of international law that "fuel violence and conflict in the region."
The ministers referenced United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemns Israeli measures that alter the demographic and legal status of territories occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem.
Citing the 2024 advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice, the statement reiterated the illegality of Israel’s continued presence and settlements.
